Unlikely allies : how a merchant, a playwright, and a spy saved the American Revolution

Paul, Joel R. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1594488835
ISBN: 9781594488832
Physical Description: 405 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [384]-396) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The merchant -- The playwright -- The spy -- Blackmail -- Figaro -- Ticonderoga -- The chevalier -- The chevalier's ghost -- The judge -- The Lord Mayor -- The foreign minister -- A secret liaison -- An improbable emissary -- The dinner party -- The Middle Temple conspiracy -- The bet -- The King must decide -- The British are watching -- The foreign minister winks -- The counterspy -- A tangled web -- The Declaration goes missing -- The French officers -- The saboteur -- Invisible ink -- Odd man out -- The Ohio Company -- Turtle's progress -- Madame d'Eon's Trousseau -- A little revenge -- Betrayed -- To oppose a torrent is madness -- Safety lies in silence -- The snuffbox -- The deceits of the human heart -- The cross.